Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-10-07
spokane Falls and other remote no;,ts


before he returns.
There isa row among the dentists
Dr. Woodland now advertises to fur
nlsh Il set Of teeth for SIS This !;
cheaper than to wear natural teeth
ana We expect to see everybody reioic
ing with a new set of worries" soon a
the fact becomes known.
Mr.. Squares makes his appearance,
IN our advertising columns this weel
in striking if not unique manner
1t Is not however himself that is "lai,
out 10y the projectile, but the higl
prices that have prevailed as relic 0
the old-time manner of doing bust
hess.
Nocturnal fruit thieves are rcporte(
to he plying their nefarious business
Valuable fruit has been taken thi,
week from several orchards in town
Let property owners be on the alert
Load the double barrelcd shotgun and
shoot them as you would shoot wild
beast.
New sidewalks are the order of the
day. A new one now fronts the
Priests block on Fourth street, and
another, with neat fence the prem.
ises of Mr.. James Connolly, on the
opposite side of the street, and many
others arc contemplated before the
rainy season sets in.
Mr.. Smith Freeman, and his daugh.
ter Minnie, will leave next wcok for
Norfolk, Va, Where Mr.. S. will spend
the winter in the hope of obtaining re-
lief from. his heart troubles. The
daughter goes mainly to attend to the
wants of her father ON the trip, and
may return within few weeks.
Messrs. Callow and Silsby hauled in
a log at their camp on Little Skookum
Bay, a few days ago, which will rank
with the large sticks frequently seen at
the head of the Sound. 1t was 40 feet
i'll length and measured 60 inches in
diameter, clear and with very grad
ual taper. 1t scaled 1000 feet.
Like DIR. Watts busy bee which
fails not to improve each shining
hour" the plasterers are utilizing
every moment OF the day between show
ers in putting the cement on the walls
of the two new brick buildings. Both
these elegant structures are fast APP
preaching condition fit for occu-
pancy.
DIR. w. Gruwell, late of Republican
City, Nebraska, and formerly of the
Mercy Hospital of Iowa City, Iowa,
has rented the Stuart building, on
Main street, expecting to make his
home in our city. Mr.. Gruwell and
wife, are both graduates in medicine
from the State University of Iowa, and
well practice together here.
Meta, daughter of Mr.. J. d. Spur
lock, died at her home on Rabbeson's
prairie, last Wednesday, of typhoid
fever, aged 9years 6 months and 10
days. The funeral took place to-day
at IL A. NJ, at the cemetery on the
prairie. The bereaved parents have
the sympathy of host of friends in
their sad affliction.
The White House" has an. anus
ing novelty in its show window, which
ELECTS much attention. 1t is a toy
run by clockwork, representing a ca.
daverous individual taking his ease in
bed. A meddlesome youth, standing
behind a door, tickles the sleeper's
nose at intervals with IN insect at.
tached to o cord. The frantic efforts
of the aroused victim to catch the
ticker are sufficiently lifelike to fix
the scene upon the imagination as O
veritable occurrence.
Our local train arrived several hours
behind time yesterday evening. The
delay was caused by blockade on the
Northern Pacific, near Skookum
Chuck. 1t seems that bull disputed
the right of way with a freight train
and in the encounter that ensued
while the bull was ground to mince
meat, the engine, cars and track sus.
tanned damage which suspended
traffic over the road several hours
The engineer of the train had his
shoulder-blade fractured.
The injury to DR.. Biley from blood.
poisoning is much more serious than
was at first supposed. His symptoms
were for several days so alarming, that
his many friends who called at the
hospital to see him were denied ad.
mission. Drs. Willard and Smith, Of
Seattle, performed an operation, Tues
day, removing a portion of the flesh Of
the forearm where an abcess had
formed. 1t is now thought that he
will recover, without the necessity OF
which for time seemed
inevitable.
The Presbytery, of Puget Sound. will
hold its fall meetings in this city, be-
ginning at Z 80 P. N. on Tuesday next,
the 18th inst, with sermon by the
Moderator, the Rev. M. Laurie, OF
Ellensburgh. The sessions will be
continued until Thursday. On We'd
nesday evening there will be a popular
meeting to he addressed by several
pastors from various parts of the Ter
ritory. All are invited to attend these